Where is the Speedo cable?

[chamalk]

Hi guys,I just saw a video of a Turbo busa doing over 220mph. It wheelied form 60 mph to 140 wheel was up but But the speedo kept going .I thought ther cable was in front .Confused....

 

[BulletTrain]

No cable, it's a wire. It connects to the clutch/sprocket cover on the left side and runs under the fairing to the guage cluster.   That's one of my favorite non-NickSlick videos by the way.



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[Cookie]

,,,,but that would be ONE spinnin' mudder cable, at 220, it would!

 

[Dangerously]

I don't think anything with electronics on it uses a cable geared to the wheel anymore.

 

[smokingness69]

yeah its a couple of wires conected to the front sprocket cover. i think they calculate the number of pulses per second or milisecond (or something like that) that the nut on the spocket makes when it turns. anyway ive seen that video b4 too. im not saying he does but if you put a smaller sprocket on the front or a bigger sprocket on the back it will make the speedo read faster than the bike is actually traveling. i put a 44t rear on mine b4 and got the needle burried at 220. but i was prolly really only doing 180 if even that much.

 

[Cookie]

Yeah, and GPS doesn't stand for global positioning satelite!

 

[smokingness69]

i thought it stood for Gilbert positioning system...

 

[†WÃ￾§†ëD]

Hi guys,I just saw a video of a Turbo busa doing over 220mph. It wheelied form 60 mph to 140 wheel was up  but But the speedo kept going .I thought ther cable was in front .Confused....

hilarious :bounce:

 

[chamalk]

Thanks for the Info guys.



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